(Manga adaptation artwork of Jiang Nannan)
Huo Yuhao stood to the side, watching the scene, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curve upward.
He quickly adjusted his expression, stepped half a pace forward, and spoke with just the right amount of pride in his voice:
"Senior Beibei, my charm is beyond your imagination."
[Heroic Value +1]
[Heroic Value +1]
The surrounding looks shifted from surprise to watching the show, then from watching the show to barely suppressed laughter.
Some lowered their heads and shoveled food into their mouths, while others pretended to look out the windows, but all their shoulders trembled slightly.
Beibei had been utterly socially humiliated.
He had now completely gone from being a prominent figure in the outer courtyard to the laughingstock of the entire academy.
People pointed and whispered when he walked down the road, and even the cafeteria aunties looked at him with a touch of pity when he got food.
He lowered his head and hurried across the training field, wishing he could shrink himself into a shadow.
He arrived at a deserted narrow alley behind the teaching building, leaned against the wall, and was just about to let out a sigh of relief—
A figure blocked his path.
Xu Sanshi stepped out from the shadows.
He no longer looked as robust as before. His shoulders and back were slightly hunched, and even the way he walked carried an indescribable awkwardness.
His voice was even more obvious—much sharper than before, as though something had seized him by the throat.
"Beibei, your Tang Ya ran off with that Lin Ye. You must be feeling awful, right?"
Beibei raised his head. When he saw who it was, his expression darkened. "Xu Sanshi? I don't need you here mocking me."
But Xu Sanshi didn't